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Question
How do the Fundamental Rights act as a check on the arbitrary conduct of the State?
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Solution
The Fundamental Rights can be altered or curtailed only by an amendment of the Constitution. This, their inclusion is a check not only on the Executive (the President, the Prime Minister, Ministers and government officials) but also on Parliament and other legislative bodies.
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